Results 5,361-5,380 of 11,785 for speaker:Niall Collins

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Registration of Births (16 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 243. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedure to address a circumstance raised in correspondence (details supplied). [22901/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (16 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 260. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of nationally accredited internships in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22864/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (16 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 358. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE and the University of Limerick hospital group to report on the internal investigation into the premature death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22740/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (16 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 509. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23126/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EU Funding (16 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 521. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has applied for funding for broadband or energy projects under the European Fund for Strategic Investment; if so, the projects that were approved for funding; the total funding allocated to each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22668/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Funding (16 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has applied for transport funding projects under the European Fund for Strategic Investment; if so, the projects that were approved for funding; the total funding allocated to each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22669/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (16 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 581. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacant IDA properties in each county from the most recent data available, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22670/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (16 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 582. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if section 363 of the Companies Act 2014 complies with the objectives of recital 43 in EU Directive 2013/34/EU (details supplied); if other EU member states have adapted domestic laws to meet the objectives of this recital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22671/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Data (16 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 584. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department or State agencies under her aegis have completed an analysis on business trade since the Brexit vote in June 2016; if so, the details of such documents and publication dates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22738/17]

Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: I thank Deputy Maurice Quinlivan for bringing forward the Bill which deals with a very topical issue. It is a good Bill which needs to be worked on and we are happy to support it. I agree with the Government's proposal that it proceed to Committee Stage after a period. A period of nine months has been proposed, but it could be shorter. There is a need for proper scrutiny because the issue...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: Fianna Fáil supports the swift transposition into Irish domestic law of the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017. The Bill will extend the current expiry date of 31 December 2020 to enable qualifying companies, incorporated in Ireland, to prepare and file financial statements using US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, US GAAP, rather than International Financial Reporting Standards,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: I wish to raise an issue which came to my attention recently in my constituency office. I appreciate it does not come under the direct supervision of the Minister in her Department but she may be able to furnish us with some clarity. A person came to me whose business failed and they find themselves in mortgage arrears. The banks are moving on them. They are also in arrears with the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress on the programme for Government commitment to investigate the German Sparkassen model for the development of local public banks that operate within well defined regions; and the key elements under this model that facilitate accessible lending to enterprises and promote SME growth. [22641/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Redundancy Payments (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, under EU regulations, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, EGF can be used only in circumstances in which more than 500 persons are made redundant by a single company, including its suppliers and downstream producers: the reference in the regulations to the criteria that must be met when redundancies occur to draw down funding; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Redundancy Payments (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the eligibility criteria under EU regulation when a business fails for securing EGF funding for the self-employed who employ not more than ten persons. [22631/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Employment Initiative (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual amount allocated under the youth employment initiative each year since it commenced and to date in 2017; the amount spent in each year since it commenced and to date in 2017; the projects that have been allocated funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22632/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Employment Initiative (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projects that have been allocated funding under the youth employment initiative; the amount per project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22633/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 252. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to publish the heads of the Bill to address problems caused by the increased casualisation of work and to strengthen the regulation of precarious work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22634/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 253. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the international competitiveness ranking metric which Enterprise 2025 is referring to in the target set for gaining a top three ranking among the most competitive small countries in the world; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22635/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Data (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 254. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the percentages of tradeable exports made by foreign and indigenous firms in the year from when the most current data is available. [22636/17]